Stabilisation of soil against wind erosion by six saprotrophic fungi

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-141

  Tisdall, Judith M ^a   Nelson, Sam E ^a,c   Wilkinson, Kevin G ^b,c   Smith, Sally E ^b   McKenzie, Blair M ^a,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyphae; Model of soil aggregation; Polysaccharide; Saprophytic fungi; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; AGGREGATES; EROSION; FUNGI; METABOLITES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; HYPHAE; MODEL OF SOIL AGGREGATIONS; SAPROPHYTIC FUNGUS; SAPROTROPHIC FUNGI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; STERILE CONDITIONS; WIND EROSIONS;

STABILIZATION;

BACTERIUM; BRITTLE FAILURE; CLAY LOAM; DISPERSION; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; SANDY LOAM; SAPROTROPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL STABILIZATION; SUBSTRATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; WIND EROSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MUCOR;

EID: 84859648094     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.02.035     Document Type: Article

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